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Pass Book

By Joshua Kennon, About.com

Definition: A Pass Book is a book given to account holders of banks and savings and loans institutions in order to document all transactions. Used predominately for a savings account.
Examples:
John opened a savings account at the bank. They gave him a passbook, and every time he makes a deposit, they write the date, time, and amount deposited in the passbook.
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